Potato, onion prices fall

ET Bureau|

Updated: Nov 26, 2018, 08.46 AM IST

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Six of the nine commodity group sub-Indices and 17 of the 29 individual commodity sub-Indices ended lower during the week.

The Agriwatch Agri Commodities Index fell 1.07 per cent to 109.53 during the week ended Nov 24, 2018 from 110.71 the previous week due to a sharp fall in prices of potato and onion. Sugar, pulses and edible oils also declined while cereals and cotton gained. The base for the Index and all sub-Indices is 2014 (= 100). Six of the nine commodity group sub-Indices and 17 of the 29 individual commodity sub-Indices ended lower during the week.

The group sub-Index values and their weekly changes are: Cereals: 118.87 (+0.86 per cent), Pulses: 120.62 (-2.57 per cent), Potato & Onion: 76.83 (-17.81 per cent), Edible Oils: 107.20 (-1.52 per cent), Oilseeds: 101.54 (+0.19 per cent), Spices: 120.45 (-0.10 per cent), Sweeteners: 99.22 (-1.95 per cent), Fibres: 117.84 (+0.88 per cent) and Other Non-Food Articles: 83.99 (-2.14 per cent). Further details can be viewed on the ET website and on Agriwatch.com.